"You're holding it wrong:" Samsung documentation instructs you about the right way to hold the Galaxy S III

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11 Jun 2012, 08:15posted on

“You’re holding it wrong.” Steve Jobs’ laconic reply to users’ concerns about dropped calls and poor coverage of the iPhone 4 infuriated many, but truth is antenna placement has always been a delicate topic for smartphone makers…

99 % of people don't grab the bottom lip of their handset tightly and especially not that area on the large handsets,think after all the apple antennagate scandals most manufacturer are covering their behinds putting in diagrams like the above.

From what we've seen so far we haven't had a single complaint for the mass stock of s3 we have sold so far,which is good to see as most handsets can have minor 'teething' problems at the start,some particular handsets from one particular company can have more serious teething problems buts these are generally instantly denied and covered up.

Which is why I usually head to Ananadtech if I want a real in-depth coverage on a piece of tech that has little to no bias.

Also, a lot of the smartphones I've seen do have such warnings to avoid reducing performance, even my stand alone GPS has this. Those definitely did not compare to the iPhone 4 where holding the phone normally would close the gap between antennas causing it to short and lose signal strength.

I agree, but because of Anandtech's thorough process and unbiased methods, their reviews usually lag at least a couple of weeks behind other phone sites. Plus, they don't review nearly as many different models as dedicated phone sites.

samsung has placed the antenna on the bottom of all of their galaxy phones. its nothing new. And it works a hell of a lot better than apple's solution which was to wrap the darn thing around the outside of the phone and hope no one touched it.

This is just ifanatic fodder because they wont read anything but the head line and jump in here and make idiotic comments.

This is just pathetic. No, every other phone does not suffer from the same issue the iPhone 4 did. No other current phone does.

Yes, every phone will suffer some signal decrease if you come between the antenna and the signal with your hand. This is not the issue the IO4 had. The IP4 issue was two exposed antennas being detuned by any conductive material (including skin) jumpering them. That's why you can find videos of the iPhone 4 going from 4bars to none just by placing a penny over the gap.

No iFan has yet answered this for me - if the iPhone 4 antenna issue was the same as any other phone (hand blocking the signal), and wasn't due to the exposed antennas, then why did a bumper case fix it? Hell, why did a half inch piece of tape fix it?

You're right that this issue in iPhone 4 was more sensitive due to the exposed antenna. It's also true that the issue was blown out of proportion by iPhone haters as it was a non issue for most since they used a case or you could just avoid that spot.

I agree this is freaking ridiculous!! I bet Apple probably paid off the people that originally published this just to try and give some bad press on the GS3 simply because they realize they are falling behind. Their release of the so called new features in iOS6 which are basically old Android features shows just how far behind they are and that they are no longer at the forefront. By they looks of the new features of iOS6 I'm sure their new phone isn't going to be anything special either.

ill agree that there was some extra feedback from android fans but if you look at the fact that Apple issued out bumper cases free of charge to correct the issue does mean that it was more serious than just holding your phone differently.

No, the iPhone 4 was not more sensitive. It had an issue that no other phone had. Detuning of the exposed antenna due to physical jumpering of the two antenna. No other phone had (or has) exposed antenna, so none could share the issue.

It was not blown out of proportion, it was exactly what we said - a poor design decision, style over substance. And first year electrical engineering student could have told you this would happen. And, it cause more than double the signal loss that proximity interference caused.

Again, if it were the same issue as other phones experience, a case or piece of tape would not have fixed it.

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